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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:07 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:41 pm
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The second to last born was bravely trying to keep up, although she wasn't always successful. Fajra never complained and tried her best never to hold her siblings back. She always felt less coordinated and slower than her siblings. The cub trundled up to where her only green sibling had paused to wait for her, panting.
Soon as she reached Kip, the green female called her attention to something. Fajra perked her ears toward the pool her oldest sister pointed out. “It looks so peaceful. Are you sure we’re allowed to disturb it?” The bright cub thought about how nice the cool water would feel on her hot paws.
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The two cubs weren't the only children of Meltem to be in the area. A water colored lioness eel-ed through the bushes. Itsaso tracked down her younger siblings. It amused her that her mother had had such a large litter and they all seemed to run off in opposite directions at the drop of a feather. Had she and her siblings been this much of a pawful for the apothecary?
She wondered if Mochni had dropped a feather or several recently. This pair was determined to go far. Itsaso glanced through the trees to see if she’d spot her trusted eyes on the wing. Nothing so far; then she heard a faint familiar bird call. Ah there they were. She picked up her pace to reach them.
Mochni, if asked, would claim he hadn’t been molting, despite the slightly ruffled look to his feathers. He’d helped canvas the area for the wayward cubs. Thankfully, his partner’s mother threw colorful children. At least one of this pair was brightly colored anyhow. The other, if she learned to use her pelt right, would be a right terror someday.
He spotted the cubs nearing the water hole. Mochni fluttered down to land on a branch and watch them as he sounded a call to alert his partner to their location. Was this their destination? Not bad for a pair of cubs, but nothing like what his Itsaso could do.
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:00 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:15 am
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"I like to swim," Fajra proclaimed bravely. If her sister wanted to swim, she wouldn't hold her back! The bright cub hoped it wasn't too deep. She didn't want to get washed away. "Well let's go." She started down toward the water.
Fajra blinked at her sister. She'd heard the bird cry, but hadn't really thought much about it. It's what birds did, wasn't it? "Do you really think so?" The cub hung her head. "I'm sorry Kip. It's probably my fault. If you hadn't brought me, they wouldn't have found you." She was too slow and too dang bright! Despite her efforts to keep up, she’d still held Kip back.
Itsaso knew the pride’s lands well. It took her much less effort and time to get where she was going. Especially once she knew her final destination. She grinned to herself. Her job as a spy had given her a lot of practice getting into and out of places unnoticed.
The lioness stepped out from the foliage just as the cubs were heading down toward the pool. Her partner Mochni fluttered down to land on her shoulder. Informing her of what he’d over heard. “Alright girls. Listen to me and listen well. While we control the territory around, it is still dangerous for little cubs like you to be wandering alone. One or both of you could have been hurt. Think of how mother would have felt.”
She eyed the cubs with interest. She’d been told one resembled her and her mother, but green. And the other looked like a spitfire butterfly with mother’s paws. They were pretty accurate descriptions.
Mochni watched and waited. He’d keep an eye on the young girls until their older sister came to get them. It was clear to him these were Meltem’s wayward cubs. The pair had gotten home from their most recent trip out just as the alarm went up that several of the cubs were missing.
They hadn’t seen the newest additions before. Quick descriptions had been in order and an estimated idea on where they were potentially headed. Several parties went out. They happened to be the lucky ones to find them. As his partner appeared, Mochni fluttered down to her shoulder. “I see some wayward cubs,” he teased in a sing-song voice.
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:51 am
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:31 pm
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